Indiana Jones adventure thrills kids and families.

More than 200 adventurers of all ages enjoyed a special screening of “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” Saturday morning, thanks to the generosity of some local business owners.

Man thrown from vehicle in crash; alcohol suspected as cause of collision.

The California Highway Patrol was busy over the Memorial Day enforcement period, with one fatal collision and solo rollover sending three people to the hospital. From Friday night through Monday at midnight, officers made 24 arrests for driving under the influence, a 25 percent increase from the number of incidents in 2007.

A Bakersfield man died Saturday morning when he was thrown from a vehicle in a possible alcohol-related collision.

Valencia Water offers conservation helpers to first 250 respondents.

Valencia Water Company has announced the availability of new, state-of-the-art weather-based irrigation controllers free for the first 250 customers that have a minimum of 2,500 square feet of irrigated landscaping and that sign up and attend a free class on irrigation conservation and plant water relations.